Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[3]

Boucles de l'Aulne
Race details
DateMay or June
RegionBrittany, France
Local name(s)Boucles de l'Aulne (in French)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.bouclesdelaulne.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1931 (1931)
Editions84 (as of 2024)[a]
First winner Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA)
Most wins Bernard Hinault (FRA) (4 wins)
Most recent Axel Zingle (FRA)

It was previously known as Grand Prix Le Télégramme de Brest and Circuit de l'Aulne. In 2011, it became part of the French Road Cycling Cup.[4]

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1931   France Ferdinand Le Drogo Dilecta–Wolber
1932   France Ferdinand Le Drogo Dilecta–Wolber
1933   France Pierre-Marie Cloarec (victory shared with François Favé) Roold–Wolber
1933   France François Favé (victory shared with Pierre-Marie Cloarec) Roold–Wolber
1934   France Jean-Marie Goasmat Roold–Wolber
1935   France Pierre-Marie Cloarec Roold–Wolber
1936   France Pierre-Marie Cloarec Roold–Wolber
1937   France Pierre Cogan Mercier–Hutchinson
1938   France Pierre Cogan Mercier–Hutchinson
1939–
1944
No race
1945   France Sylvère Jezo Dilecta–Wolber
1946   Belgium Roger Lambrecht Stella–Hutchinson
1947   France Guy Butteux Mercier–Hutchinson
1948   France Amand Audaire Stella–Dunlop
1949   France Louison Bobet Stella–Dunlop
1950   France Pierre Molinéris Stella–Dunlop
1951   France Robert Desbats Mercier–Hutchinson
1952   Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Mercier–Hutchinson
1953   France Louison Bobet Stella–Wolber–Dunlop
1954   France Fernand Picot Arrow
1955   France Jacques Dupont La Perle–Hutchinson
1956   France Valentin Huot Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1957   France Amand Audaire Arrow–Hutchinson
1958   France Gérard Saint Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
1959   France Jean Gainche Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1960   France Jean Stablinski Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson
1961   France Joseph Morvan Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
1962   France Jacques Anquetil Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson
1963   Belgium Rik Van Looy G.B.C.–Libertas
1964   Belgium Rik Van Looy Solo–Superia
1965   France Guy Ignolin Ford France–Gitane
1966   Belgium Eddy Merckx Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1967   France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
1968   France Jacques Anquetil Bic
1969   Belgium Eddy Merckx Faema
1970   Belgium Walter Godefroot Salvarani
1971   Spain Luis Ocaña Bic
1972   France Cyrille Guimard Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1973   Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Brooklyn
1974   Belgium Herman Van Springel MIC–Ludo–de Gribaldy
1975   Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni–RYC
1976   Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson
1977 No race due to being held as the Critérium des As
1978   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
1979   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Gitane
1980   Belgium Daniel Willems IJsboerke–Warncke Eis
1981   France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane
1982   Italy Francesco Moser Famcucine–Campagnolo
1983   France Laurent Fignon Renault–Elf
1984   France Marc Madiot Renault–Elf
1985   France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire
1986 No race due to being held as the French National Road Race Championships
1987   France Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle Vétements Z–Peugeot
1988   France Franck Pineau RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic
1989   France Charly Mottet RMO
1990   France Ronan Pensec Z–Tomasso
1991   France Jean-François Bernard Banesto
1992   Spain Miguel Induráin Banesto
1993   France Gérard Rué Banesto
1994   France Richard Virenque Festina–Lotus
1995   France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1996   Spain Abraham Olano Mapei–GB
1997   France Laurent Jalabert ONCE
1998   Italy Marco Pantani Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
1999   France Claude Lamour Cofidis
2000   France Walter Bénéteau Bonjour
2001   France Patrice Halgand Jean Delatour
2002   France Christopher Jenner Crédit Agricole
2003   France Walter Bénéteau Brioches La Boulangère
2004   France Frédéric Finot R.A.G.T. Semences–MG Rover
2005 No race
2006   Belgium Johan Coenen Unibet.com
2007   France Romain Feillu Agritubel
2008   France Romain Feillu Agritubel
2009   France Maxime Bouet Agritubel
2010   France Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne–Schuller
2011   Netherlands Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil–DCM
2012   France Sébastien Hinault Ag2r–La Mondiale
2013   France Mathieu Ladagnous FDJ
2014   France Alexis Gougeard Ag2r–La Mondiale
2015   Estonia Alo Jakin Auber 93
2016   France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
2017   Norway Odd Christian Eiking FDJ
2018   France Kévin Le Cunff St. Michel–Auber93
2019   France Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
2021   Belgium Stan Dewulf AG2R Citroën Team
2022   Norway Idar Andersen Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
2023   Belgium Greg Van Avermaet AG2R Citroën Team
2024   France Axel Zingle Cofidis

Notes

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  1. ^ The race has been held 4 times as the Grand Prix Le Télégramme de Brest (1931–34), 56 times as the Circuit de l'Aulne (1935–98),[1] and 21 times as the Boucles de l'Aulne (1999–present).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Circuit de l'Aulne". Boucles de l'Aulne. Comité des Boucles de l'Aulne. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ Berriegts, Nicolas (17 October 2021). "Boucles de l'Aulne : Classement" [Boucles de l'Aulne: Classification]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Boucles de l'Aulne". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  4. ^ "Boucles de l'Aulne / Châteaulin (Fra) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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